Sydney K-Class Tram

K-class
Manufacturer Meadowbank Manufacturing Company
Constructed 1908-13
Fleet numbers 746-802, 1280-1329
Capacity 50 (Seated)
Specifications
Train length 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
Height 12 ft 1.5 in (3.70 m)
Maximum speed 60 km/h
Weight 10.68 long tons (10.9 t)
Power output 4 x 48 hp (later 50)
Electric system(s) 600 V DC catenary
Current collection method Trolley pole
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The K-class trams were a single truck all crossbench design, with closed compartments at one end and open seating at the other operated on the Sydney tram network. Withdrawals commenced in 1939. By 1949 only 1295 and 1296 remained in service on the Neutral Bay line, being withdrawn in the mid-1950s. Two were sold as track scrubbers in 1959 to Melbourne.[1]

Preservation

Two have been preserved: 1295 & 1296 at the Sydney Tramway Museum. Sadly 1295 was destroyed by fire during a vandalism attack in 2016.[2]

References

  1. ↑ MacCowan, Ian (1990). The Tramways of New South Wales. Oakleigh: Ian MacCowan. p. 122. ISBN 0 949600 25 3.
  2. ↑ "Sydney Tramway Museum Fleet Register" (PDF). Sydney Tramway Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

Further reading

  • Chinn, N (1975). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. Vol. 1. South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society. ISBN 9780959865967.
  • McCarthy, Ken (1976). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. Vol. 2. South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society. ISBN 9780959865974.

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